Stratix II Memory Board 2 Rev A User Guide Rev 0.1
Altera Confidential
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The board can be damaged without proper anti-static handling. Therefore, anti-
static precautions, such as proper grounding, should be taken before handling the
board.
2.1.3
Hardware Requirements
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PC – A medium performance personal computer with standard features and
Windows XP installed is used as the host system for the test process. It serves as
the user interface for the test process and stores all of the software and files
required for the tests.
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Programming Device – A programming device is required to program/configure
the Altera devices on the S2MB2. A USB-Blaster with a parallel cable interface
is the standard device. The USB Blaster provides a slightly faster download
speed.
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Power supply – The S2MB2 uses an IBM ThinkPad laptop compatible power
supply as the main power source for the board. It produces a 16 volt DC output
and supplies 60W of power.
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RS232 cable – An RS232 serial cable is required for communication between the
host system and the board being tested.
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NIOS Proto1 test card w/ modified resister value – A NIOS Proto 1 test card is
used to help verify the Proto 1 interface. It must have a resistor value modified
before the card is connected to a powered up S2MB2 or the resistor will overheat
and fail. The resistor is R8. The new value needs to be approximately 4-5k Ohms.
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Ethernet connection w/cable – An Ethernet connection and cable is required to
verify the Ethernet port on the S2MB2. As the test is currently configured, the
S2MB2 attempts to use DHCP to acquire an Ethernet address.
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DDR2 SDRAM DIMM – Use a Micron 512 MByte PC4300 267 MHz DDR2
SDRAM module, Micron part number MT9HTF3272AG-53B or compatible part.
2.1.4
Software Requirements
Refer to the Stratix II Memory Board 2 Data Sheet for information on the board
components and their locations.
You should install the following software before you begin using the board.
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Quartus II 4.1 SP2 – Quartus II 4.1 SP2 internal build 208 or greater provides the
programming software used to configure the Altera devices.
It is vital to use
Quartus II 4.1 SP2 internal build 208 or greater software for any MAX II
EPM1270 programming.
Use of any older version may erase/corrupt the
configuration data and the silicon ID with in the MAX II device. Erasure of the
silicon ID prevents the device from ever being programmed again.
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Board Test System (BTS) code – The BTS code is a collection of TCL scripts,
batch files and compiled C programs used to automate the testing process.